The Giving Grove is a program of Kansas City Community Gardens that helps communities set up and sustain edible tree gardens. The goal is to provide access to nutrient dense calories, create an area where communities can gather, and farm carbon to improve our environment. The Giving Grove also aims to connect people with […]

Schoolyard Gardens just launched our very own YouTube channel! So far we’ve only posted one video but we think it’s a special one. Follow along as the fourth graders at Wendell Phillips Elementary harvest and enjoy the vegetables from their fall garden on a sunny, cold November morning a few weeks ago! Click HERE […]

Hello SYG friends, I don’t know about you, but I have been enjoying this beautiful snow. It’s not normal for us to get this much moisture this time of year and I am kind of loving it! There’s just something so magical about waking up to a blanket of fresh snow covering the ground. At […]

After gathering with family and friends for Thanksgiving, by now you might be eating your second or third turkey sandwich! Why not use up your leftovers with these five easy post-Thanksgiving recipes? Too much leftover bird? Mix it up with this turkey salad sandwich! Maybe you have mounds of mashed potatoes? Switch it up and make breakfast […]

Today we’re sharing a few fantastic main dishes you can prepare if you have any vegetarians to cook for this Thanksgiving! Stuffed Spaghetti Squash 4 Cheese Pesto Lasagna Spaghetti squash is stuffed with a creamy four cheese white sauce and pesto to make an easier, lighter, slightly healthier lasagna! 2. The Best Whole Roasted Cauliflower! […]

This fall we gardened with over 6,400 students. Over 100 schools in the KC Metro area planted a fall garden. Schools grew over 31 different varieties of cool season vegetables. The most popular vegetables this fall were broccoli, carrots, collards, kale and radishes! We still have a little bit of hardneck garlic left, contact syg@kccg.org if interested! […]

This fall, students in La Mariposa classroom at El Centro Early Learning Center participated in the “Sprout in the Garden” curriculum – a 9-week gardening program with Schoolyard Gardens! After planting their garden, students learned how to carefully water their delicate seedlings and seeds, so they didn’t wash away. They learned how to find and […]

Check out these links to things we’re excited about! 1. How to Winterize Your Vegetable Garden After the first frost snuck up on us last weekend, it’s been a mad dash to harvest and prepare our school gardens for winter! This is a helpful article for anyone needing a reminder on how best to […]

Chilly weather greetings from the SYG office! It’s hard to believe it but we are expecting the first frost of the year this evening. This means that fall gardening season is winding down. It is time to get the last of your tomatoes (even green tomatoes!) and peppers harvested, and dig up your sweet potatoes. […]

Peanuts, Peanuts! It’s time to harvest your peanuts! Did you know you can grow peanuts in Kansas City? It’s quite simple: plant your peanuts right before kids leave for summer break and with adequate watering visits, your students will have fun in October digging up actual peanuts! Fun Fact: Did you know, the peanut is […]